Memyō Bosatsu (Ashvaghosha Bodhisattva) Mounted on a Horse

Unidentified

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Memyō is the Japanese reading of the name of Ashvaghosha (ca. A.D. 80–150), an Indian scholar of Mahayana Buddhist philosophy credited as the author of several important Buddhist texts. The monk’s name literally means “the sound [ghosha] of a horse [ashva].” Most Esoteric Buddhist depictions, including the one nearby, show him riding a white horse and with six arms bearing items associated with silk production. Here, however, he holds a scale and a red disk.



On view from March 8, 2021–August 8, 2021

Memyō Bosatsu (Ashvaghosha Bodhisattva) Mounted on a Horse, Unidentified Artist, Hanging scroll; ink, color and gold on paper, Japan

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Memyō Bosatsu (Ashvaghosha Bodhisattva) Mounted on a Horse, Unidentified Artist, Hanging scroll; ink, color and gold on paper, Japan
Memyō Bosatsu (Ashvaghosha Bodhisattva) Mounted on a Horse, Unidentified Artist, Hanging scroll; ink, color and gold on paper, Japan

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